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A Dynamic Process to Identify the National Smart Grid Research &Innovation Status and Priorities

Abstract

This paper proposes an efficient and dynamic process to evaluate the smart grid research and innovation (R&I) activities in the EU Member States (MS) at the national level where the R&I status of smart grid technologies is identified by analysing the outcomes of completed projects and R&I priorities are extracted from the national energy and climate plan (NECP). Throughout the process, interaction with stakeholders is also very important to identify the R&I needs, verify the outcomes and hence be included in the process. The evaluation outcomes, including the identified technological gaps, can be exploited further to strengthen the action plan of decarbonising the smart grid network at the national level. The proposed process can also be implemented at a regional level to achieve the regional targets. This paper validates the proposed approach by presenting the findings at national and regional levels of three Member States (MS).

Category

Academic chapter

Language

English

Author(s)

  • Shafi Khadem
  • Mohamed Bahloul
  • Alireza Nouri
  • Paula Carroll
  • Anna Mutule
  • Andrei Morch
  • Mohammed Shalaby
  • Venizelos Efthymiou
  • Christina Papadimitriou
  • Rad Stanev

Affiliation

  • SINTEF Energy Research / Energisystemer
  • Technical University of Sofia
  • University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin
  • Latvia
  • Eindhoven University of Technology
  • Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
  • Germany
  • Cyprus

Year

2022

Publisher

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

Book

2022 22nd International Scientific Conference on Electric Power Engineering - EPE

ISBN

9781665410571

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